Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4509

NOPAIN for Veterans Act

Congress targets faster VA coverage of certain non-opioid post-surgery pain medicines for veterans

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Reintroduced from H.R. 10396 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to add certain FDA-approved non-opioid pain medicines to the VA’s main drug list.
VA would have to add an eligible non-opioid pain drug within 1 year after it qualifies for certain Medicare payment categories.
This is aimed at giving veterans more pain-treatment options after surgery without using medicines that work on opioid receptors.
The bill says VA cannot use the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund money to pay for these changes.
VA would have to start putting the changes in place within 90 days after the law is enacted.

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Jan 13, 2026House

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Dec 19, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Jul 17, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul 17, 2025

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NOPAIN for Veterans Act

Bill NumberHR 4509

Congress119th Congress

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NOPAIN for Veterans Act

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